Investigators said that Okeefe Dekoda Bunn, 34, threw hot grease into the face of Rakem Kato, 25, in a home at 710 Hammond St. around 8:30 p.m. Grease also landed on Sharon Warren, 38, and Arielle Warren, 20.

Kato was flown to the North Carolina Jaycees Burn Center at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Police said he was in critical but stable condition.

The women were treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.